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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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